Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Terrorists have attacked Kujama, the headquarters of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing at least one and kidnapping 12 people including patients from a maternity hospital.

Masud Gora, who claimed to be from the town, posted on Facebook that the attack happened in the early hours of Tuesday.

He said the assailants attacked Nasara Nursing and Maternity Home, where they kidnapped a health practitioner identified as Ibrahim and five other patients, including the hospital guard. Among the patients abducted were a nine-month-old pregnant woman, a nursing mother and her baby.

They also invaded other houses, kidnapping families.

Mr Gora said the terrorists abducted one Alhaji Abdulkadir, his two wives an...